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Periscope has been used to broadcast events like the Volvo Ocean Race to show followers what happening on the boat during the competition. Steven Senne/AP

Twitter's answer to live-streaming has arrived on Android

And Android users will get a few extra features not found on the iOS version.

TWO MONTHS AFTER its debut on iOS, Twitter’s live-streaming app Periscope has launched on Android.

The app, which allows anyone to live stream footage directly from their smartphone, offers a number of extra features that aren’t found on iOS.

Running on any device with KitKat (Android 4.4) and above, the Android exclusive features allow you to resume viewing a stream and pick up from where you left off if you were interrupted by a phone call or text message, and replays are saved without requiring the broadcaster to upload a file, saving on data.

The app will also give users greater control over notifications such as controlling notifications on first-time broadcasts and when someone you follow shares a broadcast.

In a statement announcing the launch, the makers said “When we started Periscope, we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation  – by providing users with the best way to start or watch a live video broadcast… our initial launch was limited to just iOS, but we’ve been working really hard to craft an experience that feels special on Android”.

Twitter bought the company back in January when the app was still in beta. Since it launched in late March, the app was downloaded by more than one million people in its first ten days, but no figures have been released since.

It had to deal with competition from Meerkat, a rival live-streaming app that arrived on iOS and Android first before Periscope although Twitter limited its access to its social graph, preventing it from importing contacts and allowing users to see what their friends are doing.

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    Mute Mac Muinteoir
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    Nov 12th 2021, 5:34 PM

    The day is coming when Ireland joins countries like Canada, Uruguay, Mexico, South Africa, and 18 US states in legalising cannabis for recreational use, simply because it is becoming ever more obvious that prohibition is a failed and harmful model.

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    Nov 12th 2021, 6:47 PM

    @Mac Muinteoir: Hopefully so Mac, I wish it would happen sooner.

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    Nov 12th 2021, 9:45 PM

    @Mac Muinteoir: It’s now decriminalised for recreational use in the Spain (EU) with some qualifications.
    Spain allows its citizens to purchase cultivation equipment and allows the cultivation of a limited number of plants for personal use.

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    Nov 13th 2021, 9:58 AM

    @Mac Muinteoir: looks like Germany will be making it fully legal for recreational use soon, which will be a big game changer for Europe

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    Nov 12th 2021, 4:41 PM

    Would love a cup of herbal tea right now….

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    Nov 12th 2021, 4:51 PM

    @Mary Ryan: “Green” tea it makes you feel ecstatic :-)

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    Nov 12th 2021, 8:32 PM

    If they caught nearly 8kg you can be SURE they missed 800kg recently. Boring.

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    Nov 12th 2021, 8:03 PM

    Destined for people in high places!

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    Nov 13th 2021, 11:43 AM

    Was it Barry’s tea or was he just holding it for a friend. I don’t believe they found the loyns share of it yet.

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